“Why is Director Jang here? … .”
While he was muttering blankly, Deokpil Jang got up from his seat, squealing.
Perhaps because of his mood, he looked much more emaciated than he had in his memory.
“Let me ask you a favor, Jihyuk.”
As he opened his mouth, his eyes gleamed nervously.
I could tell it was due to a feeling that didn’t go away with time.
“The manager is dead.”
Jang Deok-pil said to me in a calm voice.
“He was actually murdered.”
He was holding his emotions down, as if he was trying to keep the fire of the name of fury burning from deep inside his heart.
“He was old and decrepit, yet he was a professor of urea. Even if it’s artifacts before, you’ve been vigilant about what happened to that b*tch listener. A manager like that… … .”
He looked at me with wide eyes and nodded.
“It’s a red case. It’s them, they’re the only ones. To retaliate in this way, Jihyuk-ah. Can you believe it? uh?”
He licked his lips, stealing the dirty lips from not shaving on time.
“Please, let me ask you a favor, Jihyuk-ah.”
At the end of those words, he fell to his knees and fell to my knees.
And before I could show any reaction, I cried like a clinging.
“Red Case, please tell me about them. You know, huh?”
At those words, I looked at Lee Myung-jun as if reproaching him, but he only shook his head slightly.
And he exhaled it with a sigh as if making an excuse.
“I don’t know if I will believe it or not, but I didn’t say anything. Director Jang found out about it and came to see him.”
He nodded his head in agreement with that.
“I already knew you were hiding something. But there was no malice at all, so I just pretended not to know. It’s only been a few days, but I know you well, Jihyuk-ah. Even if you pretend to be indifferent, you are actually a kind child. right? So please don’t be like this.”
He was not a human now, but as if he were looking at a beast crouching down with a wound.
“Give me a chance to get revenge… !”
I looked around without saying a word.
Yep, I’m getting a bit of a feel for it now.
To be honest, I was expecting Lee Myung-jun to come into contact with me.
In such an emergency situation, Lee Myung-joon cannot stand still.
I had sent him a letter with pictures of humans identified as members of the Thorn Cross, albeit anonymously.
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Of course, he must have identified who he was and wanted to meet and get information.
Even so, I never expected that I would meet even Jang Deok-pil in a place like this… … .
Why did he bring him here to meet me?
I just hoped that it wouldn’t happen.
“good.”
He nodded and carefully lifted up Jang Deok-pil, who was still on his knees.
“I will trust the people here and tell you all the information I know.”
Moistening my dry lips with my tongue, I began to sift through as much information as I could.
“The notable groups in the Red Case are the escort team, the sprinkler team, and the infiltration and espionage team.”
We sat around the chairs.
The other three were listening to my story with calm expressions.
“The watering team is a total of ten people. And except for the leader who leads them, they move in groups of 3 people, a total of 3 groups. It would be nice to see at least one infiltrated here.”
“Well… … .”
“They have one thing in common: they all have one unique ability.”
“Unusual ability?”
I nodded at Evangeline’s words.
Are the watering teams I know right at this point? To be honest, all I remember was the ability of the man who was the leader.
‘But I can’t say this.’
The only person who knows the man’s abilities is the boss of Red Case.
There were a lot of points that would become a problem after saying it for nothing.
“Yes. And they combine and complement each other to move. If you have more than one opponent, the first thing to do is to figure out what their abilities are. It’s a really unique ability, so if you don’t know it, you might be killed without even being able to deal with it.”
“What, for example?”
“sorry. I don’t know more than that. In fact, the water team is known only by name inside the Red Case, so personal information and abilities are not known.”
“Ultimately, you have to experience it for yourself.”
“Can you tell me more?”
“The Thorns Cross will also be here. But since there are so many of them, it would be easy to count them… … .”
“On the other hand, it would be difficult to brush it all off. Because there are so many.”
Lee Myung-jun nodded his head.
Then he looked over and tapped his finger.
“Then don’t share this information now. As you know, I brought six guild masters and two most reliable lieutenants. In fact, as you said, the fact that there may be three groups colluding like the Red Case, the Thorn Cross, and perhaps the Big Watch, we are all… … .”
“Wait, wait a minute.”
I quickly cut off Lee Myung-joon’s words to the story that I just couldn’t hear.
“Are you saying you were talking with the lieutenants in the conference room right now?”
“okay.”
“Damn, you bastard… !”
At that, I was terrified and had no choice but to stand up.
I don’t know how many of them there were, but at least there was definitely a mix of traitors and insiders.
If so, it was as if they too knew all the stories from the conference room.
“don’t worry.”
Seeing me like this, Lee Myung-jun raised his hand as if to calm down.
But I couldn’t calm myself down.
“What the hell are you doing… ! I should have been more careful, there might be some insiders among them… !”
“don’t worry.”
Lee Myung-jun muttered quietly as if to calm down once more.
There was something strange about him, even smiling, so he glanced around.
Evangeline, who made eye contact with me, gave a small kiss and wink, and Deokpil Jang nodded slightly.
When he turned his head again, his eyes met with Lee Myung-jun.
He looked over here and said one more time, as if to comfort me.
“You do not have to worry.”
everything will be fine
* * *
‘Who was he before?’
Lee Yuna thought while mixing the tteokbokki mechanically.
‘I looked like a foreigner… … .’
At first, I thought I had seen it wrong or that I was just acquaintance.
However, they were particularly attached to the woman’s side, and looking at them, it didn’t seem like they were simply acquaintances.
Maybe you’re dating?
Thinking up to that point, I realized that he was really talented.
‘To be honest… … .’
Yoo Ji-hyuk wasn’t that ugly.
The kids I went to with were kids, so it just looked ugly.
After spending time there and watching, he was a moderately fun and moderately attractive guy.
‘Gag sense is not zero.’
Lee Yu-na, who was smiling bitterly, suddenly came to mind, and two faces came to mind.
It was Jin Ye-seul and Han Soo-young.
‘what?’
Come to think of it, aren’t you dating one of those two?
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Or was he just looking at the liver?
‘no way… … .’
It was Lee Yu-na, who was cheering for Jin Ye-seul, who was close to her in her heart.
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Once I started to have doubts, then it was an instant.
In this way, Yoo Ji-hyeok was becoming a rare piece of garbage that had three women and crossed several legs.
I was feeling a bit dirty, so I moved the ladle roughly.
“Student, be careful! I’m going to rip the whole cake!”
“Ah yes. sorry!”
Lee Yu-na shuddered at the fire that immediately fell.
How did you get a part-time job on the day of the invitation, thinking that you can’t get kicked out?
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Orge Academy, in principle, does not require tuition.
Not to mention, a certain amount of money comes out every month in the name of maintaining dignity, and in the case of Lee Yu-na, she even received a scholarship based on her grades, so there was no shortage of money.
But she was always obsessed with money.
It was never because of the name of equipment, consumables, and maintenance fees that were inevitably required when taking classes at the academy.
How much less is she the possessor of the ability to craft weapons?
If the maintenance cost was less than other students, it would cost less.
It was just a simple story.
She owed a huge debt.
It wasn’t a debt due to her actions, but it was a debt she owed.
That was the reason why they worked part-time in the early morning, not enjoying the festival even though they were in full swing.
“You did a great job, how hard you worked… … put a little more Study hard.”
“Thank you, boss!”
Lee Yu-na, who politely received the envelope from a middle-aged woman with both hands, bowed her head.
Then he quickly got out of there and opened the envelope.
As she said, there was more than the amount she was supposed to receive.
The original amount to be received was 38,400 won, but what was included was 40,000 won.
“… … .”
Youna put the envelope in her pocket without saying a word.
Still, I was wondering where this is and whether she would go back to the dormitory and go to sleep.
“Why or sheep?”
“… Oh, Ivan.”
Looking at Ivan approaching from afar, Lee Yu-na pretended to know her with a subtle sign.
In fact, her feelings for Ivan were literally subtle.
If she dies, she will end up in 1st place to 2nd place, and the amount of scholarship she receives will drop drastically.
Therefore, she had a strange competitive spirit and uncomfortable feelings toward him.
“It is a coincidence. Are you enjoying the festival?”
“Well, I’m enjoying myself well… … Who is next to you?”
Beside him was a woman who looked exactly like Ivan.
He was exactly the same as Ivan, except that he had longer hair, thinner lines, and shorter stature.
Nevertheless, she was a very beautiful woman, even from the same woman, Lee Yu-na.
The dreamy atmosphere that can’t be explained, as if you were not from this world, gave me that feeling more.
“Ah, this one… … .”
“Hello, first time meeting you.”
Before Ivan could speak, she scurried towards her with an unguarded gait.
It was when Lee Yu-na tried to step back, surprised by the sudden approach of her.
At one point, she held her hand and smiled at Lee Yu-na, who was unable to move.
“Call me Belluna. You can call me Belle with affection.”
“Ah yes. Nice to meet you, Belluna.”
“Can I call you Bell, Elizabeth?”
Belluna sniffed and sniffed.
“It smells good.”
“ah.”
In an instant, Yuuna realized that she smelled like food.
Her face flushed red, but whether she knew it or not, Belluna still mumbled in a dreamy voice.
“Unusual mana. You are a beloved child.”
“… yes?”
“Stop it, mother. Any more is rude.”
At those words, Yuuna could not help but be surprised in many ways.
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One was that she, who looked only like an older sister or younger brother no matter how much she looked at it, was actually a mother, and the other was that even that man could make such a nervous expression.
“Oh, I see. right. I’m sorry, Miss Isabella. Can you please forgive me?”
“Uh, no. Actually, it didn’t feel too bad. I’m just a little surprised, madam.”
“How can you be kind?”
Belluna mumbled that in a ecstatic voice.
And I carefully grabbed the hand of Lee Yu-na, who was still holding it.
“I like kind people. So stay with me for a while, Casey.”
“Yeah, what… … There’s nothing I can’t do… … Rather, my name is Youna, Mrs. Belluna.”
“I asked you to call me Bell… … there’s nothing we can do. We are not friends yet.”
Belluna mumbled as if she was very sad, and then took Yuuna’s hand.
It was when Ivan opened his mouth as if to say something again.
“I don’t want to see good people get hurt. son? You too, come to this mother.”
Suddenly, one of Ivan’s hands was also held by Belluna.
Belluna held the hands of Yuuna and Ivan on both sides and blushed in embarrassment.
“It’s so nice to be with my son and a kind person. So good.”
“mother… … .”
Ivan took a deep breath.
How many times have you sighed from yesterday to today?
With that in mind, it was time for him to open his mouth.
“My son and good people shouldn’t get hurt.”
Aww!
As soon as Belluna finished speaking, a loud noise was heard in the distance.
The noise was so loud that the air rang.
In fact, people around them fell while grabbing their ears, and there were people who bled as if their eardrums ruptured.
However, Yuuna and Ivan didn’t mind.
For the two of them, it was just that an explosion had occurred in the distance.
Ivan turned his head as if he knew the reason.
Belluna was still smiling.